Secondly, Sobotta isn’t a current employee. He left Apple in 2004 after 20 years, and he really doesn’t seem to have an axe to grind. Now, he was in sales, and, as he points out, has a reputation for disliking sales folks, so that perspective colors the writing here.

Another interesting thing that was crystal clear at Apple was that the level of paranoia was directly related to the closeness to the top floor at One Infinite Loop. I remember coming over to Steve’s floor to pick up an executive VP for a briefing. He quickly suggested a route off the floor that didn’t go in front of Steve’s office. He explained the choice by saying it was safer.

<p.I don't think that's anti-Jobs. Steve is known as a tough boss who has fired employees who weren't ready to talk to him at the moment he walked in the room.

Anyway, there’s a lot posted here, from the last year and beyond. Fix yourself some coffee and scroll back through the morning.